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Give thanks

November 20, 2010 - Kathleen Palumbo

Have you made your Thanksgiving list yet? It needn’t be on paper, nor are your required to put it out there for all to see – but don’t underestimate the importance of taking time between now and Thanksgiving to make at least a mental list of a few of the things in your life that make you genuinely happy. Big, small, maybe even ridiculous…it doesn’t matter; if it makes you smile, it should be on the list.

Mine includes:

My children. The two biggest highlights of my life to whom the gene pool has dutifully passed along a wickedly sarcastic sense of humor – for both of them, I am immeasurably grateful.

Barnes and Noble. Is there seriously a better place to get lost on a cold, wintry day…the WHOLE day? I think not.

An evening walk as it snows. It has to be evening, when the world has quieted enough to take it all in, and not just any snow…the glistening, makes you want to stare at the sky in wonder kind of snow. I’m looking forward to it already.

Friends. The ones who join you when you’re laughing, listen when you’re crying and call you “just because.”

Mocha House. What can I say, there’s just something about that hometown coffee shop feel that makes me smile, even when I’ve only had decaf.

Well, there you have just a sampling of my list…now make your own, and be sure to have a blessed, wonderful Thanksgiving.